PinnedCheri ElkinDoes Consciousness Really Belong to Us?We humans are always searching for “truth”. We depend on science to guide us — to establish principles we can rely on principles that have…May 5, 202218May 5, 202218
PinnedCheri ElkinTHE UNESSENTIALIt was a crispy spring morning. Lenore was wrapped in a coat she had found in a dumpster. It kept her warm and hid her dried flesh, her…May 11, 202212May 11, 202212
PinnedCheri ElkinJust When You Think Everything is Falling ApartThe night was unusually quiet. No cars speeding down the street, no humans in sight no ghosts or goblins hanging about. I walked outside to…Aug 18, 202211Aug 18, 202211
Cheri ElkinThe Last Time I Talked to HerIt was August 2, 2007. I remember because it was her birthday. I remember because it was her first birthday in years we didn’t go out to…2d ago92d ago9
Cheri ElkinThere was no Space for my ThoughtsPeace is our natural state obscured by distractions we ourselves have created as if swimming in a pool of nothingness is the epitome of…Sep 198Sep 198
Cheri ElkinThe Dance of LoveI’ve had a lot of experiences with marriages having been through four of them that lasted a total of forty years. I think I was more in…Sep 117Sep 117
Cheri ElkinThe Crack in the GlassElise was busy that day visiting several home health care clients. She’d grabbed a quick lunch she barely tasted, made a trip to the…Sep 75Sep 75
Cheri ElkinArtistry is a Gift Bestowed upon the Receptive MindIn all forms of art there emerge those who desire to travel to the edge of the precipice — not afraid to expose their naked souls. They…Sep 44Sep 44
Cheri ElkinSometimes I Feel like a Classified Document Filed Away for Future ScrutinyI have INFJ not a life-threatening illness as one might suspect as we live in a world of acronyms many of which are associated with medical…Sep 16Sep 16
Cheri ElkinI Thought I had Heard it All. I was Wrong.I watch the 6:00 news almost every night — the horrific number of suicides and homicides — the political drama that are all spreading like…Aug 305Aug 305